inside joy

Shortly after my first child was born a force of fear pulsed through me and shocked me at the very core of my being. At that moment I realized how concerned I was about the state of the planet. I had brought this beautiful innocent into a beautiful and tumultuous world. I wasn't so worried about her being harmed by violence, though that's a possibility. I was crushingly concerned by the growing degradation of our environment. A degradation that is impacting the physical and emotional health of all of its inhabitants.

What followed was a psychic break that sidelined me for several years. During that time, I asked many many questions. I explored the meaning of life. I wanted to know why I was here. I wanted to know my life purpose. I wanted to know what I could do for work going forward. I researched endlessly. What I discovered still blows my mind. Mostly because the answers weren't what I thought they would be. My knowing and understanding of myself and the planet up to that point were transformed.

One of the things that I discovered is that I can converse with the natural world. Think of me as The Lorax. Or A Lorax to be more precise, for I am not the only one in the world.

Do you remember The Lorax? He's the little creature in Dr. Seuss,' The Lorax, who tells the Onceler to stop chopping down the Truffula Trees.

"I am The Lorax. I speak for the trees."

We learn that he speaks for all of the plants and animals as the Onceler slowly overthrows the balance of life as everyone knew it. Ultimately, he leaves a scourge of a place that grows nothing, that supports no life.

Unless...

It's not all hopeless. In fact, it's hopeful. The Onceler has one Truffula seed remaining. He knows if the right person (people) plants it that it's very possible for life to return to this devastated place. Why? Because The Lorax told him that too. The Lorax speaks for the trees, and the plants, and the animals. He would know.

Our planet is not a devastated scourge that cannot support life. In fact, it's very existence is around supporting life. Given a little love and attention, mother nature works miracles that are mind blowing. Talk to any habitat reclamation specialist, look at your own back yard. Wherever you've placed your attention or inattention to your natural world, you see the results. Mother nature just moves with it. When given a head start in places where she's out of balance, she'll take over and restore and maintain the natural world on her own. Isn't that amazing?

My husband is an amazing green thumb. No project is too big for him. Whether it's planting 200 tree seedlings in our forest, starting an orchard, cultivating a garden, or creating beauty with flowers and edibles around our house, he gets out there and does it.

I follow in his wake and talk to the plants. I attune their energy to their immediate world and to the world at large. I assist them in their growth and death cycles. I ease their aches. One time a tree a mile from my home "called" me to it. My feet were literally pulled by an energetic force down the road and into the edge of the woods of a neighboring property. When I discovered what my feet were being led to, I was amazed. I saw an enormous tree with a huge stake stuck in its root system. A little energy work cleared the agony that this tree was in.

From there, I started doing energy attunements for the Earth. Every week for 3 years I have sat down and tuned into the planet. I bring her medicine.

Now it's time to expand this work. It's time to grow a community that is curious about what the Earth has to say. It's time for Earth Rise Project. Originally, this was going to be focused on energy healing for the planet. As my first broadcast approaches, I'm being guided in a different direction. I'm being guided to be a Lorax. I shall speak for the natural world. We will learn directly what she wants. She will tell us what we can do to support her. She will tell us what we can do to support ourselves. She'll make us laugh. She will bring us joy.

This Month: Beetle

On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 9:00 am Pacific, I will be channeling Beetle for an hour.

I invite you to join me for free. This is the last month that these calls will be free.

Kate Eskew

Welcome. This is where I share what's on my mind and in my heart. You'll see that there's an offer to work with me in every letter. I'm shifting that as I go. Whether the offers excite you or turn you off I hope you find a juicy nugget or two in here that infuses you with more of you. Be kind to yourself because you rock. - Kate

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